San Francisco Conference for a World Peace Framework
A.W.S. urges an open and public San Francisco conference to craft a global framework against aggression and injustice. He warns secrecy breeds ignorance and stresses that free discussion in a free nation is essential to a successful peace process following World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Barton Oaks
Bretton Woods
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Paris
Ersailles
Germany
Atic
Sececy
A.W.S
Language and humor tease postwar world order
A columnist muses on language pitfalls from misheard phrases in Germany and San Francisco talks. He notes French as a conference lingua franca, French in Paris versus provinces, and even praises English as a near universal vehicle. He predicts postwar seeds by airplane and mocks Patton’s slow German advance as if driven by Sunday drivers.
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Brandenburg Palace
Germany
der Thor
San Francisco
Europe
England
Paris
France
Nomination Watch Shifts to Second Judicial District Solicitor
As Donnell Gilliam nears confirmation as federal judge, interest turns to who will be solicitor for the second judicial district. Governors like Cherry face pressure from Edgecombe Nash Wilson Martin Washington counties all claiming stake. Local factions rally for favored candidates amid districtwide primary results showing varied county support.
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Donnell Gilliam
Second Judicial District
Cherry
Gilliam
George Fountain
Tarboro
Edgecombe
Nash
Barnhill
Bone
Wilson
Martin
Washington
Supreme Court
McDonald
Jess
Increased speaking invites raise questions about Cherry leadership
The article notes Governor Cherry speaks less than past chiefs and relies on aides for speeches while Lieutenant Governor presides over more events. It also mentions John Harden, the governor’s secretary, as a sought after luncheon speaker. The 1945 North Carolina Manual is released in limited copies, with 542 pages and improved indexing, but distribution is constrained and sales are unlikely.
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Cherry
McLean
Gardner
Ehringhaus
Hoey
Broughton
John Harden
Gvernor
North Carolina
General Assembly
Prospective candidates circle Nash and Martin region
Weekend chatter around the square centers on potential candidates including George Fountain of Edgecombe O A Dickens of Wilson and Carl Bailey of Washington with supporters pushing for promotion to the position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nash
Martin
George Fountain
Edgecombe
O. A. Dickens
Wilson
Carl Bailey
Washington
Promptness urged for federal judgeship appointment
The article notes a consensus that the appointment should be made promptly to avoid delegation frenzy and aspirant disappointment. It also questions if Lieutenant Governor R Ballentine is seen as a better speaker than prior officeholders by state residents.
FCC Proposes Broad Radio Listening Survey
The FCC plans the most extensive government survey of radio listening to date, canvassing 200000 mail questionnaires and interviews in 50 to 70 counties to map service, outside primary areas, and whether power limits affect rural access to programs.
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Frank Tragle
Jack Stinnett
Washington
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
Continental
United States
Commission
Paul A. Porter
Radio commission plans high power station study
The commission seeks a mid summer survey with input from Jack Stinnett census bureaus and the Agriculture Department. It invites networks and radio groups to share study costs but will proceed regardless. It notes WLW Cincinnati operated at 100000 watts in 1934 1939 and Mexico has stations at 150000 watts aiming to balance service with competition.
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Census Bureaus
Agriculture Department
Commission
WLW
Cincinnati
Mexico
These Days For Love Of Civilization At San Francisco Conference
The San Francisco conference should focus on reconstructing scholarship and learning. War has destroyed a thousand years of European universities and burned libraries, dispersing scholars and corrupting the learning process. True scholarship seeks knowledge for its own sake and the human spirit, not utility to politics.
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San Francisco
Chaucer
Thomas Aquinas
Harry Hopkins
Soviet
Russia
Germany
Herr Rosenberg
Houston Stewart Chamberlain
Jesus
Call for Rebuilding Learning and Scholarly Freedom
The essay laments the misuse of education to justify political aims and argues for preserving slow study and scholastic discipline. It proposes a commission of eminent scholars from Stanford, Harvard, Haverford and Chicago to restore learning, free scholars from state bondage and revive great universities and libraries.
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San Francisco
Russia
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Stanford University
James B. Conant
Harvard
Felix Morley
Haverford College
Robert Hutchins
Chicago University
Stalin Quietly Shapes Postwar Presence at San Francisco
Behind the News reports Russia justified keeping Molotov away from the world conference to avoid long absence during Europe’s victory. Churchill and Roosevelt pressured changes, with Stettinius and Truman endorsing Molotov’s participation. Moscow asserts big three must lead, while defending small nations’ interests amid postwar planning.
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San Francisco
Russia
Roosevelt
Stettinius
Kremlin
Molotov
Stalin
Europe
Churenull
Eden
Truman
Churchill
Mr. Roosevelt
Diplomatic View of Poland and Small Nations in Cold War
The author reports on internal diplomatic preparations for a conference and explains that Britain, Russia, and the United States hold differing views on small nations. He notes American has seen no shift toward Russian ideas, while Britain supports a stance against Russian “under the wing” liberty for Poland. He cautions that surface press signals may mislead on real diplomacy.
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Poland
Balkans
Eden
Churchill
Stalin
Britain
Russia
United States
Berlin
New York
Europe
Hitler
Belgium
Sweden
Switzerland
Winning the War Plot and San Francisco Conference
The piece warns Nazi plans to shape a future Europe through occupation and divide and conquer tactics. It argues that German POWs could form a fifth column and highlights risks of postwar retaliation and continued hunger, disease, and social fracture across Europe. It also discusses the San Francisco conference aims to create a new world security system and warns against distractions and public doubt.
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New York
P.w.s
France
Reich
de Gaulle
San Francisco
United Nations
Europe
Gestapo
Buchenwald
Versailles
Dumbarton Oaks
Winston Churchill
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